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Wharton School Visits Eagleview

Students from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania visited Eagleview on Friday, April 1st for a talk by CEO Bob Hankin and Vice President of Planning & Design Jim Fuller, along with a bus tour of the community and current projects. Each year, Wharton Professor Asuka Nakahara uses Eagleview as an educational case study exploring the distinctive development principles practiced by Hankin Group.

Hankin Group CEO Bob Hankin will be honored in April with the lifetime achievement award from Chester County 2020.

“I feel fortunate to be recognized by an organization whose mandate is to both preserve and plan for Chester County” said Hankin. “I have spent much of my career working toward bringing a balance between the two, and, to be acknowledged in this way is a true honor.”

New Retail Building @ Eagleview Town Center

Construction is gaining momentum on the new retail building in Eagleview Town Center. Scheduled for completion in late 2016, the building will double Town Center’s retail space. The tenants of the building will be announced in the spring 2016 issue of InEagleview magazine (arriving late April) and will establish Eagleview as a premier dining destination in Chester County.

Did you know that a white roof can help curb climate change?

White roofs reflect up to 90% of sunlight (and the heat that comes with it) as compared to traditional black roofs that reflect only 20%.

What is a white roof?
A white roof is a lot more than just white paint! White roofs’ benefits are measured partly according to the solar reflectance index, or SRI. A roof’s SRI is a measure of a surface’s ability to reflect solar heat. SRI measures reflectance (reflecting the sun’s rays) and thermal emittance (the roof’s ability to radiate absorbed heat). If you’ve ever worn a black t-shirt in the sun then you already understand that black’s reflectance is negligible and its emittance is zero. A white roof’s reflectance is as high as 90% and its emittance is 100%.

White roofs keep buildings cool and reduce energy use.
The Urban Heat Island effect is a measurable increase in ambient urban air temperatures resulting primarily from the replacement of vegetation with buildings, black surfaces like roofs and roads and other heat-absorbing infrastructure. Cities are full of these heat trapping black surfaces.

5–10% of summer electricity is used to compensate for the Urban Heat Island effect. Americans spend about $40 billion annually to air condition buildings — one-sixth of all electricity generated in this country! White roofs can reduce summer energy use by 10–40%, saving money and preventing pollution. White roofs can reduce the total Urban Heat Island effect in an impacted city by 1° to 2° F – enough to lower peak energy demand, reducing the risk of brownouts and blackouts.

What about white roofs in winter?
Here in the northern part of the United States, you might think that a black roof would provide a winter heating benefit to building owners. However, there are several factors that make any potential heat gain relatively immaterial: The laws of physics dictate that hot air will always rise. Thus, any heat that is transferred to the interior of a building structure from the outside will remain at the top of the structure, providing minimal heat savings. In all parts of North America during winter, there are fewer hours of sunlight to affect energy costs. In fact, in some areas, there is a greater than a six-hour difference between peak-summer and peak-winter sunlight, meaning there is less sunlight available to contribute to a building’s potential warming. Plus, the angle of the sun is less direct, which also helps to minimize warming potential.

For more information on white roofs or to read the full article, visit White Roof Project.

Hankin Group has a sustainable focus in all projects. Our company has designed a Mariott Residence Inn with a white roof, and many other eco-friendly features, and is pursuing LEED certification for the building. The Mariott Residence Inn is under construction on Route 322 & Fellowship Rd within the Spring Valley Business Park in Glen Mills, PA and is scheduled to open in early 2017.

Corner Park Apartments Now Leasing for June 1, 2016!

With the official beginning of Spring, the opening date is just around the corner & construction is shaping up. Corner Park Apartments in West Chester, PA are now leasing for June 1st, 2016! Call today at 610-498-7115 or visit cornerparkapts.com

First Look inside Meridian at Eagleview

First look inside Meridian at Eagleview from Hankin Apartments: Chester County’s finest brand-new luxury 55 plus apartments! Explore more of the luxury lifestyle you deserve by calling 484-873-8110, or contact us at meridianeagleview.com

Click here to see more of the First Look inside Meridian on the Facebook page

InEagleview Extra: March 17

March 17th, 2016

Lucky for you, there’s lots to do – right here in Eagleview! Get your Irish on in Eagleview. How about celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with live music & an Irish beer or “Irish Potato Martini” at Brickside Grille tonight? Um, YUM! We’re in.

Thanksgiving Food Drive Thank You to our Eagleview Tenants!

A huge “thank you!” from all of us here at Hankin Group to our commercial tenants who collected 950lbs of food and $100 in gift cards for Eagleview’s own Chester County Food Bank during our recent Thanksgiving Food Drive! We are thankful for the great generosity of our tenants and are happy to help give back to our community.

How can you help?

The holidays are a critical time for organizations like the Chester County Food Bank. Click here to learn how you can donate food this holiday or even host a food drive for the Food Bank yourself!

Stacy Martin Receives CCIM Institute Designation

Congratulations to our Director of Commercial Sales & Leasing, Stacy Martin, on earning the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation from the CCIM Institute! This designation represents the global standard for professional achievement in commercial real estate.